Provision of Minor Facilities
Tender Overview
About this tender
Overview The Victorian Institute of Forensic Mental Health, known as Forensicare, is the statewide specialist provider of forensic mental health services in Victoria. Forensicare operates secure forensic mental health, clinical, administrative and training environments that require safe, reliable, hygienic and responsive minor facility services. Forensicare is seeking Offers for the provision of Minor Facilities Services across five separable service streams. Purpose The services are required to support infection prevention, secure-site operations, environmental presentation, consumer and staff safety, service continuity, statutory compliance, social procurement outcomes, Local Jobs First outcomes and value for money. Scope The scope includes the following separable service streams: Stream 1: Cleaning Services Stream 2: Grounds Maintenance Services Stream 3: Pest Control Services Stream 4: Indoor Plant Hire Services Stream 5: Greenwall Maintenance Services Contractor Requirements Respondents must demonstrate their ability to maintain current service continuity while scaling service delivery where required, in anticipation of the commissioning of newly constructed accommodation at the Fairfield site in late 2026. This anticipated service expansion is relevant to all service streams. Tender Briefing A mandatory briefing session will be held for this opportunity. Suppliers intending to submit a response must ensure they attend, as attendance at the briefing is a pre-requisite to submission and consideration of a bid. Date: 1 October 2026 Time: 10:00 am Registration closes: 30 September 2026, 02:00 pm To register attendance, email Procurement@forensicare.vic.gov.au. Instructions to Tenderers Please refer to the attached documents for further information on how to access the tender. The attached Confidentiality Deed must be signed and returned to Procurement@forensicare.vic.gov.au before the tender documents can be released. Enquiries Jared Bottles: jared.bottles@forensicare.vic.gov.au Hannah Grant: hannah.grant@forensicare.vic.gov.au
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